Smith: D'Antoni, Reinsdorf tell their sides of the story on negotiations

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In separate inteviews with Sporting News, Bulls managing partner Jerry Reinsdorf and new Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni offer their takes on the two sides' failed courtship. [link]

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Lebron over KG + Colangelo tried to contact D’Antoni
Published 5/13/2008 by arsenalist at Arsenalist
... the following day summed up everybody’s feelings - that is everybody who believes that adding an expensive coach to an undisciplined and expensive roster can’t possibly work. We’ll finally get to see whether Phoenix’s success was because of D’Antoni or Nash/Stoudamire running the pick ‘n roll to near perfection. One thing is for sure, he’s blaming the lack of defense in Phoenix entirely on the players. I don’t like this guy one bit, I’d actually have Mitchell over him because he at least brings out some defense ...

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